Idaho semi-weekly world. [volume] (Idaho City, Idaho Territory) 1875-1908, 1887-12-27
OREGON NEWS.
Everything of General Interest In a
CONDENSED Form.


The county Jail at The Dalles has
no occupant.
A $4,000 WOODEN mill is soon to be
erected in Union.
The U. S. Lighthouse Tender has
placed a large buoy at the mouth OF
the Siuslaw.
A Young man named VIM. Melon
aid residing near Grant, had one leg
badly fractured by being kicked by
horse :.
A man named Hascomb had his
feet badly frozed on Dixie mountain
while driving band of sheep across
to Long Greek.
A dispatch from Yaquina says;
The gale increased in severity last
night, and this morning at 2 o'clock
the stranded steamer Yaquina City
parted amidships.
The Grace Roberts, which was
wrecked on Shoalwater bay, was built
at Benicia eight years ago, and her
carrying capacity was 300 tons. Her
owner valued her at $4,000.
C. J. Riley, brakeman on the O:
r. e N. road, was accidentally killed
at Quinn's while uncoupling cars. In
some manner he stumbled and fell,
and car passed over him, killing him.
The dwelling of Mrs. Jane Howell,
on her ranch near Centerville, was de-
stroyed by fire. Supposed to be the
work of an incendiary, as no one was
in the house at the time. Loss on
house, $4,000.
Thirty.two tons OF concentrates
from the Sierra Nevada mine have
been delivered to the East Portland
Reduction Works. The ore is of high
grade and will yield quite sum for
the stockholders.
Scarlet fever has taken away three
members of the family of A. A. Boyn-
ton, of Camas Prairie, two daughters
and one son, aged respectively II, IA
and 10 years. Their deaths occurred
within the short space of three weeks
The family of Mr.. and Mrs. Mayer
of Ashland, have been visited by 8
triple affection. There were seven
children in the family and three o.
them died of diphtheria within twelve
) days. Isadore, aged l3 years; Morris
aged u years; and Carrie, aged
years.
. A man named Sayers, stole horse
which was hitched on the street, a
!, Albany, and took it to livery stable
where he pawned it for $S, represent
ing himself as the owner. He ther
attempted to leave on the night train
but was arrested and incarcerated IL
: the county Jail to await trial.
), Business men of Lebanon have sen
a petition to Representative Hermann
e which he presented to Postmaster-gen
S eral Villas, asking that daily mai
7 service be established between tina
d place and Albany, to be carried by thu
Oregon & California railroad. A
, present the mail is very irregular ant
# amounts to about tri-weekly service
If Machinery for new stern whee
l. steamer now being built by Capt
v Deskin, of Keno, Oregon, on tn
- Klamath river close to the Californi
J. line, has arrived at that place and it i
h expected that the boat will be read
J. for use by Christmas or soon after.
will be sixta feet long by fourteen fee
e wide, to contain two engines, and vii
n be used in carrying passengers AM
freight from the new town of Keno
v about ten miles down the Klamat
e. river to Meganser near Linkville; an
3 also down the lower Klamath lake a
% far as Fairchilds. This steamer will b
v, great accommodation to settler
rs along the klamath river down t
Of Keno, which promises to be houl
If ishing little town in the future, an
to also to settlers around Klamath lax,
N on both sides Of the California an
Oregon boundary line, besides cuttin
off long distance for hauling b
u teams and stages from the railroad t
Is Linkville, Oregon.